Bedtime Stories for Managers by Henry Mintzberg, published by Berret-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2019 When the opportunity was offered to review Bedtime Stories for Managers, I eagerly accepted. I liked the idea of short stories with corresponding teachings about...

Recently, I’ve been refreshing my memory on Kouzes and Posner’s The Leadership Challenge. It dawned on me today that the five practices of exemplary leadership (with all due apologies to the authors) could easily be renamed the five practices of exemplary...

As I continue through my training in Narrative Coaching, I frequently find myself reflecting on individual phrases used in the instruction, long after class has ended. One such recent prompt was the idea of coaching as a rite of passage. A rite of passage is typically...

Servant Leadership In Action (How You Can Achieve Great Relationships and Results); a collection of essays edited by Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell, published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., March 2018. As someone who unflinchingly believes that real,...

‘Tis the season of love. Just look around…red hearts, cupids, roses, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, fancy greeting cards…so many ways to show love as Valentine’s Day approaches. Positive leaders know that love isn’t just a seasonal...

About Me

I always try to see the upside of life, filtering everything through my positive attitude. Whether dealing with everyday life or elevating emerging leaders, we can learn from the past, must live fully in the present and be ready for an exciting future. Join me on the journey.